Rupert Friend and Keira Knightley (2006 - 2011)
Rupert Friend's first public relationship was with "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Love Actually" actor Keira Knightley. The two met on the set of the 2005 film adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." While they were together, Friend and Knightley shared an apartment near the Hyde Park area of London, but not much was known beyond that, as the pair were incredibly private about their relationship. They stayed together for five years until their split in 2011.
Because of the private nature of their relationship, not much was revealed about their breakup. However, Knightley's father, actor William Knightley, briefly touched on it. "It wasn't a decision that either of them took lightly," he told the Daily Mail in 2011 "I know they gave it a great deal of thought. I don't think there was any one thing that led to their breakup — it was a whole raft of things, I think." Those close to Friend told the Daily Mail that Knightley's growing fame could have contributed to the breakup. "It affected the harmony in the relationship. The pressure took its toll, and both decided they should go their separate ways. They will remain life-long friends," the source said.